FAMILY LAW BLOG
My Ex Is Going to Cut Off Child Support When Our Disabled Child Turns 18 – What Can I Do?
Child support does not end at age 18 for children who are unable to become financially independent because they are disabled or are in full-time school. While it may be appropriate for child support to change in those circumstances, it…
If I Cash In My Stock Options 10 Years After Separation, Will My Ex Get More Spousal Support
Family Law questions about spousal support are never quick to answer. Neither are questions about stock options in the family law context. Your question does raise a number of important issues surrounding spousal support that people often misunderstand…
Can My Spouse Get a Divorce Before Following Our Separation Agreement?
After separation, many spouses want their âexesâ to live up to their obligations before getting a divorce. To understand why that matters, it is important to understand what âdivorce” means (which is more fully explained in this podcast). But to summarize, all the âdivorceâ means…
Can My Ex Refuse To Change the Schedule To Stop Our Child From Going to Disney World?
Disney World is a frequent source of conflict after separation, and the subject of many Family Court motions, perhaps because the non-travelling parent is jealous or fears that the trip could give the travelling parent an…
If I Need Permission From My Ex To Move Away With Our Child, Does My Spouse Need Permission to Move Away From Us?
When a child has one or two (or more) primary parents after separation, the (or each) primary parent needs permission from the ex to move any significant distance away. This is because the move will interfere…
What the death of Riya Rajkumar means for Family Law custody cases
Millions of people were startled late last night when the emergency tones went off for the Amber Alert for Riya Rajkumar, only to learn, minutes later, that she had been found, but not safe. Riya did not return…
What Does The Court Decision On the Repeal Of The Sexual Education Curriculum Mean?
On February 28, 2019, the Ontario Divisional Court released its decision on the constitutional challenge to the province’s repeal of the 2015 Sexual Education Curriculum brought by the English Public Teachers Union the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and…
How Do You Calculate Child Support Where There Is More Than One Other Parent?
In recent years, it has become more commonplace to see âcomplexâ families where one (or more parents) have children with several other parents, or is a step-parent to children in other families. So, how child support is…
If I am Right, Will I Win Big in Family Court?
This website provides a lot of useful information about Family Law to let you know if you are on the right path in your separation and divorce. Reading this best-selling book on Ontario Family Law will give you even more…
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